Persephone, grant me
the foresight to know when I must let go my old life to start
anew.
Artemis, grant me the strength of your spine
when you helped deliver Apollo, your own twin.
Athena, grant me the solidarity in your sinews
for which you were born in all of your armor.
Aphrodite, grant me the kind of heart that
always follows my passions true.
Andromeda, grant me the wish to never fall out
of love with the night sky or the glisten of its stars.
And Hera, grant me your fury, so I can remind
my enemies I am not the weakness they perceive, I am the
oncoming storm, I am war.
A Woman's Prayer
to the Goddesses
